New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ARGUING OVER NETWORK APPROACHES.
PLANS FOR CONNECTING WITH rHH HARLEM RAIL

PLANS FOR CONNECTING WITH rHB HARLEM RAIL
ROAD TRACKS IN THE TUNNEL
Tho Board of street openings met yesterday Tor
The purpose hearing discussions on the proposed
Ilackwell', Island Bridge. J. r. Cunning said that
ne appeared for the NewYOrk and Long Island BJidge
Company He read tho act Of inoorporat on passed IN
1867 and extended by three Legislatures. The com
PAM has saved all trouble by fixing the route over
private property All property taken for approaches
Ia the bridge win be paid for by the company lilo
appeared to ask the Board to approve the plans sub
mtted for a junction with the Harlem Railroad In
the tunnel The maps and plans had been fled and
tho manner OF the proposed connection was SHOWN
clearly. Everything had been done 10 minimize the
ground for objection
DIT. Thomas RaIncy said that at the suggestion OF
the Commissioner of Public Works he had wriseh
him letter explaining just hat was proposed to DO
d0ne lilo read the letter 1t stated that the COM
pany does propose take possession o. any street
close any crossing or remove any bridge AL 'ns
company asks IL narrow strip on the east SIZE VI
foafthave., varying fam to seven feel IN "idIh
beginning Fifty -fourthat and ending on the south
ride OF Forty nth-s In the yard Of the Grand central
station, and such other places as may DO hooessary
ioS crossing the streets and for Inc turhous unesf
To.au,-ayc. The New-YoM approach is to occupy
and siAty -th from the East River 10 lexington
ave ard thenco by north and south INTO
aou,th-ave, there comprising strip of land from
1ora 10 fifty feet The whole of the land thus
raAta viii 10 acquired by purchase or condemnation
by law The company Will not enter upon OF occupy
any part OF the street Or avenue between the East
LAYER and fouF1h-aye, but Will ask In due time the
ususk permits los tho overhead CROSSINGS OF the
streets and avenues. The southern curve Oh tbe
approach wia reach the centre Of fcuIth-ave al
SKY thrLst at a height Of twenty feet above the
str>et grade, and will decline rapidly to twelve fees
hgh NJ Iiity-sxth--t, wher the open cut begins
From this point ii will rapidly descend 10 tue grade OF
the Harlem Railroad. the bridge tracks swinging OF
each side from the centre OF the avenue whenever
necessary for headroom. and running Within the lines
indcaied on the plan mentioned, into the yard: Inc
northward VIII reach the centre ~ tOurtn-aVe
a
feet six Inches from the street grade TO the bottom
q the raj From thai point the elevated structure
From the northern side Of this street the open heading
ST.. reaching the grade OF the Harlem Railroad about
se,ydntieth-st Tic two descending arms VIII pc
1rnn twenty to twcntyfour feet vide accounting to
the style OF structure, and VIII run along the centre
OF Fouthave.. the two bridge tracks lying centrally
over the f0lr tracks OF The Harlem EalIoad. Inc
tracks on leaving Sxty-seventh-sr. will not require
for the heading TO The tunnel more space than that
DO about nine feet high front OF the great portal
q Tho seventh Regiment asmoy nplf way Sns se% nsn
Inc at that point can be closed and curved r,rl,
tS nspSse sds tho Sc ouns %Ppo%s the
approaches will rest upon tho walls twenty -FOUR ieet
Ila now 5na M roSe no uher space
IN Snv o than O sneh hs as e liz Sh.e Hs
structure crosses the aveuuc
Charles T. Lydecker appeared on behalf of the
D DSa 81 sap@ OF fn' case an
Armory by a mob, the proposed structure in front
attack 1t would command the second story windows
Nfr. Cunning thought ii could be utilized as means
Of defence.
protest read from the Union theological
Seminary against the proposed route and plans. Dr
Eaney said that this had been made under msappre
bensi0n as to the route 10 he taken 1t was supposed
WHEN me protest va, sns, that the route would
Everett p Wheeler appeared for several properly,
ownors WHO opposed the route and plans He thought
the change of route would not benefit the property
owners below Seventy-th lid thrfst On the con-
srrgy, they woull be wOrse off than before. He
strongly criticised the proposed plans and dee AIRED thar
there would be Of necessity six tracks. He wanted
60 know who composed the company. There was
nothing II show that the company had any real exist
enre
present Give them the authority asked ann
thew would begin the work OF construction tomorrow
Tho further hearing was adjourned until Thursday
next at I r.